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Colorful Titles Trivia Quiz

Many authors have chosen to add color to their book titles. What do you know about the following "colorful" books?

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,911

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
660

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Red Badge of Courage' was written by Stephen Crane about which event? Hint

American Civil War

Abolition of slavery

Spanish-American War

Cuban Missile Crisis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Hester Prynne's illicit lover in 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne? Hint

Governor Bellingham

Roger Chillingworth

Reverend Dimmesdale

Pearl

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'Black Sunday', what major event was threatened by terrorists? Hint

Inauguration

World Series

Rock concert

Super Bowl

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'White Lightning', a novel written in the 1990's, not related to the Burt Reynolds movie of the same name, tells a story of a relationship between the narrator and what mammal? Hint

Hippopotamus

Giraffe

Cheetah

Baboon

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'The Red and the Black' (originally "Le Rouge et le Noir") was written by this former soldier of Napoleon? Hint

Stendhal

Voltaire

Rousseau

Montesqieu

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Question 6 of 10

6. After which California mountain range did Jody name his pony in 'The Red Pony' by John Steinbeck? Hint

Gabilan

Rocky

Smokey

Boulder

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Black Beauty' is told in what form? Hint

First-person narrative

It was originally a play

Third-person narrative

Alternates between first- and third-person narrative

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Question 8 of 10

8. Okay - this is stretching the topic just a bit - but nevertheless it is interesting. The 'Yellow Pages' (a directory of business phone numbers) was first officially printed in what year? Hint

1907

1886

1932

1950

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Question 9 of 10

9. Clive Cussler's 'Blue Gold' tells of an evil plot to corner the market on what precious commodity? Hint

Orchids

Oil

Water

Sapphire

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker which was also produced on screen with Whoopie Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover won which coveted literary prize? Hint

Nobel

Costa

Booker

Pulitzer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Red Badge of Courage' was written by Stephen Crane about which event?

Answer: American Civil War

'Red Badge', published in the 1890s, was one of the first books to highlight that war was not only glory but that it also had its horrific side. Crane, born after the Civil War, also wrote a collection of poetry sarcastically named 'War is Kind'.
Henry Fleming, the story's protagonist, is an 18 year old volunteer recruit in the Union Army. He describes in detail the feelings that he has upon seeing men shot and wounded and how civilized men may lose some of their own dignity during the horrors of war.

2. Who was Hester Prynne's illicit lover in 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Answer: Reverend Dimmesdale

Pearl was the daughter from her illicit relationship. Chillingworth was her husband who preferred to remain incognito at the beginning of the book.

3. In 'Black Sunday', what major event was threatened by terrorists?

Answer: Super Bowl

The terrorists considered the use of a blimp to attack the Super Bowl in this fast-paced novel by Thomas Harris.

4. 'White Lightning', a novel written in the 1990's, not related to the Burt Reynolds movie of the same name, tells a story of a relationship between the narrator and what mammal?

Answer: Baboon

After a personal tragedy, James escapes to Africa to find some peace. 'White Lightning', written in 2002 by Justin Cartwright, was nominated for the Whitbread Prize in England.

5. 'The Red and the Black' (originally "Le Rouge et le Noir") was written by this former soldier of Napoleon?

Answer: Stendhal

Julien Sorel, the hero of the book, was punished by his father at the beginning of the book for the terrible crime of - reading. Thereafter, he became obsessed with rising into a world where such activities were respected.
The book's author, Stendhal,(a pen-name) was with Napoleon's army during the war with Russia.

6. After which California mountain range did Jody name his pony in 'The Red Pony' by John Steinbeck?

Answer: Gabilan

Named for the Gabilan range in California. The entrance of the red pony into his life gives Jody purpose as he cares for this wonderful gift that he received from his father.

7. 'Black Beauty' is told in what form?

Answer: First-person narrative

This book, subtitled 'Autobiography of a Horse', by Anna Sewell describes first-hand the differences in animal treatment by humans.

8. Okay - this is stretching the topic just a bit - but nevertheless it is interesting. The 'Yellow Pages' (a directory of business phone numbers) was first officially printed in what year?

Answer: 1886

Reuben H. Donnelley printed the first official yellow pages directory.
It all started some years earlier when a printer ran out of white paper for his directory. Phone use was so widespread by then that there was already a need for such a directory. Who'd have thought it?

9. Clive Cussler's 'Blue Gold' tells of an evil plot to corner the market on what precious commodity?

Answer: Water

Following the mysterious death of a pod of gray whales, Kurt Austin's untiring and often dangerous investigation leads him to uncover a devilish plot to corner the world's freshwater supply.
There are already some places that import water because of dried-up basins, drought and other conditions affecting supply.

10. 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker which was also produced on screen with Whoopie Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover won which coveted literary prize?

Answer: Pulitzer

Even the movie was good - not like some other 'books made into movies'. It also won the National Book Award.

Source: Author grisham

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